Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-15 | Page 1 | Child Labor is Reduced by Tax on Plant Output

CHILD LABOR IS REDUCED BY TAX ON PLANT OUTPUT By Associated Pr Press ss WASHINGTON V Nov IS' IS 15 H. Child liborn in the he United t has h decreased de decreased decreased de- de creased more more than 40 per per cent since the child clitIa labor tax provision of the revenue act v. v went nt into effect April 25 last This act levied a tax of or 10 per cent on the net earnings of ot plants employing children under 14 years or between 14 and 16 for more than eight hours in the production production production pro pro- of commodities entering interstate commerce Reports of Internal revenue bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau agents gents it was was' announced to today today today to- to day indicate the greatest decrease has occurred in the cotton mill in industry industry in- in of the Southern states Marked reduction in child labor also was reported it ft was said in inI inthe inthe the coal mining and canning Indus Indus- I tries